The weight of $1 \, kg$ becomes $1/6$ on the moon. If the radius of the moon is $1.768 \times 10^6 \, m$,then the mass of the moon will be:

  • A
    $1.99 \times 10^{30} \, kg$
  • B
    $7.56 \times 10^{22} \, kg$
  • C
    $5.98 \times 10^{24} \, kg$
  • D
    $7.65 \times 10^{22} \, kg$

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